Tony and Wim, really nice crocus, and once again, my eye is instantly drawn to C. sieberi (Parnassus form), such a full and elegant goblet shape. Wim, Crocus versicolor is a delicate beauty, another species I'm not famliar with. One day I'll have to buy Janus Ruksans book, another item on my long list of things to afford-and-buy.

Unusually mild winter here so far, once again above freezing today, although predicted to get much colder again. Walking around the south side of my house and yard yesterday, the cataphylls on a number of crocus are showing and swelling.

love the "natural hybrid"...wonderful colour. And C. cvijicii is one of my personal favorites!

McDonough wrote:

One day I'll have to buy Janus Ruksans book, another item on my long list of things to afford-and-buy.

You really should, it's a great book!

McDonough wrote:

Unusually mild winter here so far, once again above freezing today, although predicted to get much colder again. Walking around the south side of my house and yard yesterday, the cataphylls on a number of crocus are showing and swelling.

Over here they predict thawing for tomorrow, I'm looking forward to it!

Nice ones, Wim! Do you let your Crocuses "go wild" or do you have a strict regime on them so they don't cross?

Thanks Trond. I let them go wild but I collect most of the seeds, which I sow myself or send to the seedexes as Crocus ex "species" or "cultivar". Most of the time they come true to type from open pollination!